iPhone playlists on iTunes

Why do my iPhone playlists not show up under "My Device" on Mac computer?


MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.12

Posted on Mar 9, 2020 1:28 PM

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Mar 10, 2020 8:04 AM in response to lgregory1

Hello, lgregory1.


I understand that you are unable to locate your iPhone's playlists via iTunes on your Mac. I’m glad to look at this with you.


Are you an Apple Music subscriber? If so, let's make sure that the Apple Music Sync Library is enabled on both your iOS device and your Mac. The Apple Support article, Turn on Sync Library with Apple Music, takes you through the steps for iOS, macOS, and PC.


The Apple Music User Guide chapter, Apple Music User Guide, also has excellent information. A good call out is to make sure you are using the same Apple ID across all of your devices.


I hope this helps.


Best Regards.

Mar 11, 2020 6:21 AM in response to lgregory1

lgregory1,


Thanks for your reply. To answer your question, you do not need Apple Music to see your playlists. Could you let me know the iOS and macOS versions of your devices? You can find the iOS version at Settings > General > About. On your Mac, the operating system information is located at  > About this Mac. Knowing the versions of your device's operating systems will help me give you the most up-to-date information and guidance.


For instance, in macOS Catalina, Finder, not Apple Music, takes over for all of your syncing needs. The Apple Support article, Use the Finder to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with your computer, has much more information.


Bests.

Mar 11, 2020 10:48 AM in response to rose_10

Yes, I have Catalina - thanks for the heads up! The issue was that my playlists used to actually show under my device and they don't anymore, anywhere. It was so simple to just move songs around and create playlists on the computer rather than on the phone itself. So now if you want to use the computer and its nice, big screen you have to create playlists on iTunes and then sync with phone, correct?

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